The Map of Tendre
Philippe Cayla
President of Euronews
Europe loved by Zeus, king of the Gods, is she loved by
man?
At a time when the disaffection of Europeans with
Europe threatens its very democracy, can one explain this as
a general falling out of love? Or rather, isn’t love for Europe
conflicting to the point of becoming impossible?

The wager of the Erasmus
generation
Adriano Farano
Cofounder of cafebabel.com
A new generation is born, the daughter of student mobility,
the single currency and low-cost flights. It’s the first
generation that is really experiencing Europe on a daily
basis. Its goal within the construction of Europe is not to
finally restore peace on the Old Continent. That goal – noble
and oh, how difficult!

A shining example of unity
and diversity
Rabbi Arthur Schneier
President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation,
Senior rabbi, Park East Synagogue, New York
It is difficult to comprehend how the very same continent
which gave rise to great universal ideals of liberty
and freedom could also be the birthplace of nationalism,
Communism and Fascism.

Europe’s marathon run Jean-François Rischard
Former vice president of the World Bank
How come the people of Europe, this small assemblage
of tribes and territories at the fringe of much bigger regions,
ended up reading from the same script and making
such a remarkable contribution to humanity?

A map of reconciliation
Maria-Cristina Necula
Writer
My father made Europe’s acquaintance while trying
to escape its Eastern grasp. As a top microprocessor specialist
and associate professor at the Bucharest Polytechnic
University, he was allowed an outing beyond the Iron
Curtain at a workshop in London in January 1985.